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How liable are employers for homeworker accidents?

After a German man who fell down the stairs on the ‘commute’ to his home office was allowed to claim insurance, Louise Bland, partner in the corporate claims team at Eversheds Sutherland, asks what this means for UK employers’ duty of care to their workforce. ‘A man’s home is his castle’ – and sometimes, it seems, it is his federally approved place of work too.…

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Two contractors sentenced after cable strike at substation

Two contractors sentenced after cable strike at substation  A principal contractor and subcontractor have been fined after an employee’s retina was damaged by an explosion caused by a cable strike during construction works at a substation. Manchester Magistrates Court heard how the company, a high voltage cabling expert contractor, had been subcontracted by the principal contractor to carry out cabling works as part of a wider construction project at Whitegate Substation in Chadderton, Manchester.…

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The Burnt Chef Project has joined forces with the Working Minds campaign

The Burnt Chef Project has joined forces with the Working Minds campaign to tackle work-related stress in the hospitality industry. The Burnt Chef Project will use Working Minds in its efforts to help hospitality professionals, who face long antisocial hours, tough environmental conditions and pressures to perform are just some of the issues on a daily basis.…

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